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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Zambian Documentary on HIV/AIDS Stigma Honored at New York FestivalsTikambe Takes Home Silver World MedalNEW YORK — The Zambian documentary Tikambe ("Let's Talk About It") has won a Silver World Medal at the New York Festival's 48th annual international Film & Video Awards for its portrayal of a Zambian woman struggling to live positively with HIV and AIDS. The New York Festival winners were announced at a gala black tie awards presentation in New York on January 28. The ceremony was held at the Hudson Theatre in the heart of Manhattan 's theater district and attended by some 450 producers, directors, and production company executives and their clients from around the world. Directed by Carol Duffy Clay, Tikambe was singled out from nearly 1,000 entries from 32 countries. It was produced by the Zambia Integrated Health Programme (ZIHP), the Network of Zambian People Living with HIV (NZP+), and the Center for Communication Programs (CCP) based at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. ZIHP was a joint effort of the Government of Zambia and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Last fall, the film won a Silver Hugo for Best Non-Broadcast Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival's INTERCOM competition. The film features Harriet, a widow suffering from AIDS and rejected by her family. After receiving educational counseling on HIV and AIDS, Harriet's mother and sister decide to reconcile with Harriet, who proudly walks though her town wearing a T-shirt proclaiming her positive status to serve as an example of someone living positively with HIV/AIDS. She also speaks openly with her neighbors about how to prevent HIV infection and how to survive if infected. Now in its 48th year, the New York Festivals International Film & Video Awards is the world's largest competition for non-broadcast media, and is one of the most important events in the communications industry calendar. With representatives in more than 30 countries, Johns Hopkins' CCP is a leader in the field of strategic, evidence-based communication programs for behavior change and health promotion that have helped transform the theory and practice of public health communication. |
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